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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS

941 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2001



...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT FOR GOVE...GRAHAM...LOGAN...

NORTON...AND SHERIDAN COUNTIES...



STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF THE WATCH AREA.

GOODLAND DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS

PARTS OF SOUTHERN LOGAN COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE TORRENTIAL RAIN

ASSOCIATED WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING INTO GOVE...NORTON

AND GRAHAM COUNTIES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. IN ADDITION...STORMS COULD

INTENSIFY AND CAUSE WATER TO RISE RAPIDLY ON RIVERS AND CREEKS ACROSS

THE WATCH AREA. IN FACT...LOCAL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH WILL BE ENOUGH TO

THREATEN THESE COUNTIES WITH FLASH FLOODING FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT.

AS A RESULT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY.  THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO

CROSS SAFELY.  VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED

QUICKLY.  IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND

IMMEDIATELY.  RAPIDLY RISING WATER MAY ENGULF YOUR VEHICLE AND ITS

OCCUPANTS AND SWEEP THEM AWAY.  MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND



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